United Way
of Cape May County

PNC Bank, in North Wildwood, suffered a security breech last week, when a duckbilled bandit was caught, attempting to steal the bank’s coveted Rubber Ducky Cup—a trophy awarded to PNC last year for selling more rubber duckies than any other local bank.

PNC Teller Supervisor, Brandy DeMarzo, caught the culprit red-handed as she was coming out of the vault, and she was able to foil the plot. But the duck-billed bandit took flight and is still at large. Read more…

Rubber Ducky Regatta Volunteer Form

Due to water park regulations we are limited in the number of volunteers permitted in the race area.   So…

You can Download the Ducky Regatta Volunteer Application:

Adobe (.pdf) file
Microsoft Word (.doc) file
…and return it to us by August 6^th.

Or apply via email by August 6th to reserve yourself a volunteer spot. (Year-round volunteers and past Regatta volunteers will be assigned first.) Read more…

Can you help find Fireman Duck in Time?

United Executive Director Suzanne Nardi is putting out a desperate plea to the public to help her in locating the other rubber ducky racers before race day. The popular fundraising event draws ducky fans from near and far to Mariner’s Landing water park one day each year to watch thousands of ducks race around the lazy river. They compete for hundreds of prizes for their sponsors, and the money raised by the event supports United Way’s community programs throughout the year. Read more…

Thanks to a tip from Julie Merson, one of five missing United Way rubber duckies has been found.

The disappearance of the celebrity ducks during the Beach Blast soccer tournament in Wildwood was a blow to the United Way of Cape May County, which is planning its annual Rubber Ducky Regatta on Aug. 10.
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Lightning never strikes twice, and no one could have predicted that for the second year in a row, grave trouble would befall the United Way of Cape May County as they prepare for the annual Rubber Ducky Regatta. Against the odds, five duckies have again flown the coop. Read more…

Superfresh, in Cape May Court House, is helping out its neighbors, while helping out in the environment. The store donated a generous supply of reusable shopping bags to the United Way of Cape May County’s First Call for Help food pantry. Read more…

A group of local motorcycle enthusiasts are roaring into summer with a smokin’ barbecue to celebrate the creation of their new motorcycle group, the Jerzey Boyz. The group is holding the family-friendly, pig roast by “JD’s Barbecue” at the Moose Lodge, 569 Seashore Road, Erma (view map), from 3-9 p.m. on Saturday, July 12. Read more…

For some people, shopping is a drudgery, but not for Ray Seible, of North Wildwood. Every week, Seible checks grocery store sale ads, clips coupons and organizes his plan of attack with the all the precision and skill of a military operation. Read more…

United Way of Cape May County is again gearing up for the Rubber Ducky Regatta, the annual fundraiser and community event, where a flock of rubber duckies race around Morey’s Endless River to win hundreds of prizes for their sponsors.

The race takes place on Aug. 10, but until then, the United Way needs a clean and convenient place to store and organize the ducks, and Molly and Ed Wisely, of Coastline Heating and Cooling, in Burleigh, came to the rescue by donating storage space. Read more…